And after having mangled, and torn, and completely stripped the two brothers, the mob dragged their naked and bloody bodies to an extemporised gibbet, where amateur executioners hung them up by the feet.
Then came the most dastardly scoundrels of all, who not having dared to strike the living flesh, cut the dead in pieces, and then went about the town selling small slices of the bodies of John and Cornelius at ten sous a piece.
-Dumas
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Here’s my cringetastic reporting on a local bit of news from last year.
And….here’s how it turned out…
I plan to do a bit more of this sort of on the ground stuff in the coming year. Subjects will vary but I’m thinking will primarily be environmental in nature. Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned.
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An homage to Styx’s shirtless shenanigans. Basically just a wee social commentary on demographic silliness. Case in point: every generation is shit.
+Styx’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N05WMnxnoYI
+Sargon’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwC0gQ1GX8
+Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/06/give-six-year-olds-the-vote-says-cambridge-university-academic
+ Dank Beats : https://archive.org/details/DanielIvanFreeRoyaltyMusic
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In my last vlog I talked about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. I feel some clarifications are in order.
I decided to comment on this because as a Russian-American with Ukrainian ancestory (my great grandfather is from Kiev) the coverage of the issue by the western press and western perceptions in general seem incredibly stupid to me. Stupid in a dangerous way.
I’m not operating under the impression that I’m going to solve anything but sitting here listening to this drivel is driving me mental.
So here is my position on this issue presented as a set of bullet points.
1) The Ukraine should be independent.
2) The Ukraine should not be used by NATO and the EU as leverage against Russia.
3) Russian and Ukrainian history is closely linked. (See Kievan Rus)
4) Countries and unions that decry nationalist and populist sentiments reflexively supporting robust Ukrainian nationalism to the point of ignoring NAZI antics (Azov Battalion etc) is really tragically hypocritical.
5) The nature of the relationship between the Ukraine and Russia is similar to that of England and Wales. These nations share similar histories, borders, and (in the case of Russia and Ukraine) very similar ethnic makeup. So when NATO puppets and opportunists stir peoples sentiments into violence and other provocative behaviors, a military response is unfortunately necessary. Such a response is not an invasion anymore than England putting down a contingent of hypothetical Welsh ultranationalists with dreams of EU money.
6) War is dumb. War between the Ukraine and Russia is even dumber.
7) I know very little about Putin or his policies however I do not trust anything the established Western press has to say about him. This is merely a reaction to events based on my own background and understanding of the region. I am open to other interpretations except of course the insane ones being pushed by countries currently bombing and drone striking goat herds in more places than I can name.
8) I have not been back to Russia since 1998. I am a naturalized United States citizen. I am in strong favor of more or less traditional forms of Constitutional government as they have been practiced in this democratic republic. I feel that the same background (Russian/Ukrainian/Polish) that makes me feel impelled to comment on this may also be viewed by some uncharitable persons as questionable. Hence this last bullet point.
Thanks for reading. Here is Fred Reed on the matter :
https://fredoneverything.org/lets-have-a-war-with-russia-id-rather-be-ruled-by-autistic-hamsters/
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The purpose of technology is to overcome obstacles. When the candle became the lantern people were trying to more efficiently solve the problem of stubbing their toe in the dark. So how in the ever loving hell is it that with all of today’s technology I daily stumble along articles about overwork, low pay, hunger, etc.
I get that we’ll likely never reach utopian levels of technology and that these age old problems maybe inherently pernicious.
But that being said – the current state is absolutely the result of misapplication and mismanagement. We are not dealing with technological boundaries but boundaries of greed, sloth, and stupidity.
On this Thanksgiving day I raise a toast to the last vestige of freedom we have in the United States by extending my right and left arm high and proud…extending the middle fingers and telling each side to FUCK OFF…fuck off with their parties, their parades, and their attendant media appartchniks…and one mighty fart to represent my feelings about most ‘ALTERNATIVE MEIDUH’
Seriously..fuck off. And God bless America.
A bit of a opinion stirred by Bryan Lunduke’s recent decision to quit all social media. I discuss the need for a refractory period to process each other’s opinions, insights, and quirks.
Then the vlog veers in the direction of Roscoe Pounds ‘The Philosophy of Law’ and I make a brief case for why we should understand the underpinnings of law.
Finally, I explain why I haven’t uploaded as much substantive stuff. Again.
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People seem to defend and attack vague notions rather than discuss the merits of policies. I take a jab at the problem. Alright I mention the problem. Perhaps the jab will come soon.
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